Spliced fishing-rod.



W. P; BEART. SPLIGED FISHING ROD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1910,

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

w M A WILLIAM FREDERICK BEAR'I', 0F KINLOUGI-I, IRELAND.

SPLIGED FISHING-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Application filed May 6, 1910. Serial No. 559,859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FREDERICK BEART, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Lareen House, Kinlough, county Leitrim,Ireland, have invented new and useful Improvements in and Connected withSpliced Fishing-Rods of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in and connected with splicedfishing rods.

According to this invention a thin metal plate is placed between thescarfed ends of the two pieces of the rod, the ends being secured to theplate by clips or bands fixed to it. The joint is further secured by ahelically wound adhesive tape. Preferably this tape is made of twothicknesses of material having between them one or more longitudinalwires. A suitable adhesive tape is the well known American Meadsplaster.

Figure 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 a side elevation of one piece of the rodwith the metal plate in place. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing thejoint in process of being bound. Figs. 4 and 5 are sections on lines Hand 55 Figs. 2 and 3.

a and b are the two pieces of the rod and c is the metal plate.

0 are clips or bands made in one piece with the plate.

d is a binding to secure one end of thti plate 0 to the piece a of therod. 6 is another binding by which the end of the adhesive strip f issecured to the piece I) of the rod.

f f are wires between the two thicknesses of which the strip 7 iscomposed.

What I claim is 1. A fishing rod having a scarfed spliced joint with ametal plate within the joint provided with clips engaging the twomembers of the joint, and a lashing composed of two thicknesses ofadhesive tape with wire between them.

2. A fishing rod having a scarfed spliced joint with a metal platewithin the joint provided with clips near opposite ends for engaging thetwo members of the joint and portions projecting in opposite directionsfrom the clip-bearing parts of the plate and lashings composed of twothicknesses of adhesive tape with wire between them for wrapping aroundthose parts of the rod within which the opposite ends of the plate arearranged.

WILLIAM FREDERICK BEART.

Witnesses:

H. D. JAMISON, R. J. WILLIAMS.

